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Cache External Scripts

by Voorsie · Performance

Save the Google Analytics file (gtag.js / analytics.js) locally to be able to cache it for longer than 2 hours for a better PageSpeed score!

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned
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51 Health · D
Maintenance 3
Rating quality 91
Support 70

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-35%
Oct 22
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing

Directory rank

Popularity rank over time · lower is better

Downloads per 1k installs · 30d

Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base

Estimated active installs

wp.org reports only “900+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
900–1K ≈940

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install trend · reconstructed from 1377 daily snapshots

Details

Version
0.4
Last updated
7.2y ago
Added
2015-11-24
Requires WP
3.0.1
Tested up to
5.2.24
Requires PHP

Growth timeline

Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow

  1. 2026-04-14 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in band
  2. 2026-04-13 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in band
  3. 2026-04-11 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in band
  4. 2026-04-10 900+ → 1K+ up after 5 days in band
  5. 2026-04-05 1K+ → 900+ down after 6 days in band
  6. 2026-03-30 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in band
  7. 2026-03-28 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in band
  8. 2026-03-27 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in band

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Cache External Scripts: 900+ active installs, 5.0★ (25 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-14. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/cache-external-scripts